TRUST GOLF WOMEN'S SCOTTISH OPEN

July 30, 2022

Cheyenne Knight

Dundonald Links

Quick Quotes

Q. 5-under today, put yourself in contention heading into the final day here at the Trust Golf Women's Scottish Open, what was working so well for you?

CHEYENNE KNIGHT: I was hitting it really close. Today was the first day that we had some wind, so kind of the approach shots are playing a little bit different and the holes I had some different clubs but I hit a lot of shots inside 12 feet today and had one kind of mess of a hole but other than that played really solid.

Q. Take me through your front nine, you had three birdies in a row to finish out that front nine?

CHEYENNE KNIGHT: Yeah, No. 7 I had about 12 feet and 8 I had six feet and 9 I had about four or five feet. So just hitting it close, like judging the wind right, so it was really like stress-free today.

Q. You had that one bad hole but finished really strong. What was the mindset after that struggle on 14?

CHEYENNE KNIGHT: Yeah, I was in a pot bunker but you really can't do that. I feel like it happens and I feel like I've been handling my emotions pretty well as of late and just how you face adversity and I knew I bounced back yesterday from an early double and I could do it again and made kind of a bomb on 15, about 30 feet.

But on 17, I had about a 10-footer, 18 about a 4-footer. Really glad how I bounced back from that. Any round of golf but especially out here, you have to have a short memory and keep going.

Q. What did you find these past couple weeks that's really worked for with you that ball-striking?

CHEYENNE KNIGHT: Me and my coach have just -- we understand what my swing needs to look like and the positions that it needs to be in to play my best and just the work that I do every day, focusing on the little things and making sure my fundamentals are good and just my swing is on plane. I do the same tricks every day, like a pool noodle, and repetition has made it more automatic.

Q. Heading into Sunday, what's the mindset?

CHEYENNE KNIGHT: Just hit a lot of greens and try not to make a lot of mistakes and let the birdies come. I feel like with links golf and with the wind blowing, you don't know what the number is going to be but just keep aggressive, and I've been in this position before, so just try to pull back on that. I'm excited to be close to the top again and be one of the last few groups, so looking forward to tomorrow.

Q. How have you stayed patient? Your first win was a few years ago.

CHEYENNE KNIGHT: Yeah, I think golf is a sport you lose a lot more than you win. But you're playing against the best players in the world out here and it's hard to win and knowing it's hard to win. That's a fine line each week of everyone is really good out here, so just -- I'm just trying to stay patient and just focus on what I need to do to play well and know that the result will come but not try to force it.